March 31, 2025

Cars and Coffee | Los Angeles

Wake up early, sip mediocre coffee, and stare at beautiful machines with strangers in parking lots—L.A.‘s Cars and Coffee scene is part religion, part runway. Here’s where to go when you need speed, validation, and a reason to be up at dawn.

Looking for your next Cars and Coffee meetup in Los Angeles? Whether you're rolling deep in a vintage Alfa Romeo or still paying off your WRX, here’s your go-to guide for every major Cars and Coffee gathering in and around L.A. From Griffith Park to Huntington Beach, this is the updated master list—times, locations, and a few things the flyers never tell you.

Los Angeles Cars and Coffee Events Schedule

Event Name	Location	Day	Time
Cars and Coffee Los Angeles	Griffith Park, 4730 Crystal Springs Dr, Los Angeles	Last Sunday	7:00 AM – 10:00 AM
South OC Cars and Coffee	Outlets at San Clemente, 101W Avenida Vista Hermosa	Saturday	9:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Donut Derelicts	Magnolia & Adams Ave, Huntington Beach	Saturday	6:30 AM – 8:30 AM
Supercar Sunday	Pierce College, 6201 Winnetka Ave, Woodland Hills	Sunday	7:00 AM – 10:00 AM
Classic Cars & Coffee @ Bob’s Big Boy	8876 Corbin Ave, Northridge	Sunday	7:00 AM – 10:00 AM
Zuma Cars and Coffee	Redondo Beach Marina, 245 No. Harbor Dr.	First Sunday	9:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Carcadia Cars & Coffee	733 West Naomi Ave, Arcadia (Starbucks lot)	Last Sunday	7:00 AM onwards
Odd Squad Car Club Coffee Cruise	9829 Venice Blvd., Los Angeles	Varies	7:00 PM – 11:00 PM

Cars, Coffee, and the Existential Dread of the Weekend

It’s a strange thing to willingly wake up before sunrise on a weekend in Los Angeles. Stranger still to do it not for work or for wellness—but for the unspoken communion of coffee, rubber, and tailpipes.

These are not events so much as scenes. Little pockets of identity stitched into parking lots across Southern California. The caffeine is rarely good. The conversation is occasionally great. The cars—well, they tend to speak for themselves.

1. Cars and Coffee Los Angeles – Griffith Park

Location: 4730 Crystal Springs Dr, Los Angeles
Time: Last Sunday of the month, 7:00 AM – 10:00 AM

If Wes Anderson shot The Fast and the Furious, it would look like this. Griffith Park is where car design meets urban myth. Everyone shows up with a story—whether it's about a 928 they sold too early or a Civic they turbo’d into oblivion. Expect analog film shooters, soft light, and a kind of cinematic quietness between revs.

Attendees chatting at Jurassic Magic during a featured Cars and Coffee Los Angeles event, photographed for a blog article on local meetups. — Scene from Jurassic Magic's Cars and Coffee event in Los Angeles. Photo by Jurassic Magic, 2025.

2. South OC Cars and Coffee – San Clemente

Location: 101W Avenida Vista Hermosa, San Clemente
Time: Every Saturday, 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM

This is the Coachella of Cars and Coffee. Thousands of cars. High-gloss polish. Hypercars next to slammed Civics. It’s big, chaotic, and beautiful. No revving. No burnouts. Just lowkey flexing and proper tire shine.

3. Donut Derelicts – Huntington Beach

Location: Magnolia & Adams Ave, Huntington Beach
Time: Every Saturday, 6:30 AM – 8:30 AM

The original. Pre-social media. Pre-hashtag. This is the spiritual grandparent of all LA car meets. Classic rods. Good donuts. Loud shirts. Strong coffee. The type of event where you show up for the cars and stay for the war stories.

4. Supercar Sunday – Woodland Hills

Location: Pierce College Lot 7, 6201 Winnetka Ave, Woodland Hills
Time: Every Sunday, 7:00 AM – 10:00 AM

Modern supercars, themed weeks, fast arrivals, and faster exits. If you’re looking to see a McLaren Senna parked next to a Pro-Touring Camaro, this is your place. Wear sunglasses. Bring patience.

5. Classic Cars & Coffee – Bob’s Big Boy Northridge

Location: 8876 Corbin Ave, Northridge
Time: Every Sunday, 7:00 AM – 10:00 AM

Half nostalgia, half carburetor. The Bob’s Big Boy crowd keeps it cool and analog. It’s the kind of meet where you hear Sinatra playing from a dash and nobody’s being ironic.

Group of people outside Jurassic Magic storefront during a Cars and Coffee LA event, captured for a roundup blog post. — Outside Jurassic Magic during a Cars and Coffee Los Angeles gathering. Captured for the 2025 feature on L.A.’s car culture.

6. Zuma Cars and Coffee – Redondo Beach

Location: 245 N. Harbor Dr., Redondo Beach
Time: First Sunday of the month, 9:00 AM – 11:30 AM

By the marina. Near the finish line of the Cannonball Run. Somehow breezier, saltier, slower. Everything you’d want in a coastal Sunday drive, minus the drive. Plus 500 parking spots.

7. Carcadia Cars & Coffee – Arcadia

Location: 733 West Naomi, Arcadia (Starbucks lot)
Time: Last Sunday of the month, from 7:00 AM

The suburb sleeper. Tidy. Polite. Sneaky impressive. If the Griffith Park crowd wears vintage Levi’s, the Carcadia crowd wears clean sneakers and knows where to get the good wax.

8. Odd Squad Car Club Coffee Cruise – Los Angeles

Location: 9829 Venice Blvd., Los Angeles
Time: Varies (Wednesdays/Sundays), 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM

The night shift. Part car show, part underground. No sunrise required. Expect LED halos, lowered suspensions, and a vaguely conspiratorial vibe. Not for early risers or soft suspensions.

Final Thoughts

Los Angeles doesn’t need an excuse to gather around cars. But the ritual of Cars and Coffee—whether it’s in the rising light of Griffith Park or the misty grit of Huntington Beach—offers something rare in this city: unfiltered joy, shared quietly. These aren’t just car meets. They’re micro-cultures, moving archives of SoCal’s ongoing love affair with speed, style, and showing up early.

See you in the lot. Bring a mug.

Vintage Marlboro-liveried race car on display inside Jurassic Magic garage, part of a blog post on LA car and coffee events.

Black Mercedes-Benz at Jurassic Magic’s Cars and Coffee gathering, highlighted in a Los Angeles car events roundup blog.

Baristas at Jurassic Magic serving coffee during a Cars and Coffee event in Los Angeles, for a feature blog on local car meet culture.

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